David Mischoulon

David Mischoulon received an M.D. degree and a Ph.D. degree. He serves as an Associate Psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital, an Associate Professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the Director of research and alternative remedy studies at the Depression Clinical and Research Program of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass, USA. Dr. Mischoulon graduated from the combined M.D.-Ph.D. program at Boston University School of Medicine in 1994, and then was interned in preliminary medicine at Carney Hospital from 1994-1995. From 1995-1998 he completed his residency in adult psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he served as Chief Resident of psychopharmacology. Dr Mischoulon’s research has focused on various areas of depression, including complementary and alternative medicine. He is also an Accredited Medical Acupuncturist and carries out studies of acupuncture as a treatment for depression. He has received two NARSAD Young Investigator awards, a K-23 mentored award from NCCAM, and an R01 from NIH to study omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of depression. Dr. Mischoulon has authored or coauthored more than 100 original articles, review articles, and book chapters, and has also coedited a textbook on natural medications for psychiatric disorders. He has been an Invited Speaker at various sites around the country and internationally and has won several awards. Dr. Mischoulon teaches and supervises residents and medical students, and lectures in various MGH psychiatry continuing medical education courses.